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    Movie Review

    Visuals and romance spark Three Thousand Years of Longing to life

    Alex Bentley
    Aug 24, 2022 | 12:53 pm
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    Tilda Swinton in Three Thousand Years of Longing.
    Photo by Elise Lockwood

    The career of writer/director George Miller has been unusual, to say the least. Kick-started by the Mad Max trilogy in the early 1980s, his filmography included a couple of well-regarded films for adults before moving into kids fare with Babe: Pig in the City and the two Happy Feet films. That made 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road seem like kind of a comeback for him, as it had been 30 years since he had visited that world.

    What all of his films have in common, though, is a visual flair that few other filmmakers can match, something on full display in his latest, Three Thousand Years of Longing. Alithea (Tilda Swinton), a literary scholar, has traveled to Istanbul for a conference. While there, she purchases an ornate bottle in an antique shop, one that appears to have been stained with ash in a fire.

    Back in her hotel room, she attempts to clean the bottle only to inadvertently release a giant Djinn (Idris Elba) who had been trapped in the bottle for hundreds of years. His offer to grant her three wishes in exchange for his freedom is met with reluctance by Alithea, a natural skeptic. The Djinn goes into storyteller mode, guiding her through his entire 3,000-year history in hopes of changing her mind.

    That synopsis makes the film sound somewhat banal, but what transpires on screen is anything but. The storytelling choices made by Miller and co-writer Augusta Gore are enthralling, romantic, and wholly original. The majority of the film consists of flashbacks into the Djinn’s history, a decision that could have put the two leads in the background. But the filmmakers weave in conversations between Alithea and the Djinn often enough that it all becomes part of a whole.

    The flashbacks are interesting not just for what the Djinn has had to endure for millennia, but for the visual treats that Miller inserts into each story. Traveling through time to different eras, the film showcases all manner of finery, and cinematographer John Seale captures both the people and the clothes they’re wearing — or not wearing — exquisitely well. The Djinn is also constantly surrounded by an ethereal dust, a special effect that retains its beauty throughout.

    Developing a relationship between a human and a Djinn might initially seem tough, especially as it features a racially-iffy pairing of a stand-offish white woman with a Black man doing her bidding. But the film deftly avoids any potential pitfalls by upending expectations surrounding Alithea’s desire to make wishes, as well as taking its time establishing a connection between the two.

    Swinton seems to specialize in emotionally-disconnected characters, and while Alithea appears to be that way for much of the story, Swinton plays her as just open enough to make for some swoon-worthy scenes late in the film. Elba is definite eye candy, spending many scenes shirtless, but the depth he brings to a character that could be one-note cannot be overstated.

    Three Thousands Years of Longing is far from your typical genie-in-a-bottle movie, offering an adult spin on the concept that ratchets up the stakes. Add in Miller’s ability to fill screens with visual wonderment, and you have a film that captivates on all fronts.

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    Three Thousand Years of Longing will open in theaters on August 26.

    Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba in Three Thousand Years of Longing.

    Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba in Three Thousand Years of Longing
      
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    Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba in Three Thousand Years of Longing.
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    Fair Park News

    Dallas to terminate agreement with management of Fair Park

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jun 18, 2025 | 5:59 pm
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    The City of Dallas has issued a notice of termination to Fair Park First, the nonprofit entity that has been managing Fair Park under a long-term agreement. According to a release, the termination is effective in 90 days.

    The action also brings to a close the subcontracting relationship between Fair Park First and OVG360, which has provided venue and facilities management services and has overseen daily operations at Fair Park since 2019.

    City leaders said the move is needed because the organizational structure under the existing contract is flawed and lacks a direct relationship between OVG360 and the city.

    “Fair Park is a vital part of our city’s cultural and historic identity,” said Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert. “This decision reflects our commitment to ensuring sound stewardship and transparent management of this beloved public asset."

    Since assuming management in January 2019, Fair Park First has been responsible for overseeing the park's year-round programming, facility operations, and maintenance.

    As the city transitions to a new management structure, Dallas Park and Recreation staff will step in to ensure continuity of operations for park tenants, campus partners, and upcoming events.

    Dallas Park and Recreation Department director John D. Jenkins said in a statement that the termination gives the city a chance for a reset.

    “This step enables us to reset our approach to Fair Park management and is in the best interest of Fair Park, patrons, and the taxpayers of Dallas,” Jenkins said.

    Their goal is to develop a new plan that is "financially sustainable, vibrant, welcoming, and inclusive … so that Dallas residents will be able to enjoy the park year-round," Jenkins said.

    "The new plan will involve Dallas Park and Recreation managing the daily operations and maintenance, partnering with a non-profit to deliver third party funding opportunities, continuing the relationship with existing campus partners and bringing in new companies with expertise with producing large and small events and programs."

    During the transition, Dallas Park and Recreation staff will be onsite at Fair Park to provide a transition of operations for the park’s existing campus partners, vendors, and events.

    Dallas Park and Recreation will honor all existing contracts for upcoming park events.

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